Community Stories

Olesea Makarets holds up a shoebox from Operation Christmas Child. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

A life-changing shoebox 

Woman who grew up in a small Moldova village shares her experience with Operation Christmas Child  Olesea Makarets, who grew up in a small village in Moldova in the 1990s,

Eileen Mahoney, center, celebrates her100th birthday with her children from left, Kathy Morris, Jane Prager, Mary Ann DeFusco and Daniel Mahoney at the Backwoods Inn in Canyon Country on Saturday , 092323. Dan Watson/The Signal

Eileen Mahoney turns 100

Eileen Mahoney sat in her wheelchair at the Backwoods Inn surrounded by generations of the family she helped create on Saturday.  The special occasion? Her 100th birthday. Why the Backwoods

Eighteen William S. Hart Union High School District 2023/24 Teachers of the Year were recognized by the district governing board in a recent meeting. Courtesy photo.

Hart district honors Teachers of the Year

News release   Eighteen William S. Hart Union High School District 2023/24 Teachers of the Year were recognized by the district governing board in a recent meeting.  The District Teacher

The Taylor Trail. Photo courtesy of the city of Santa Clarita.

City launches 2023 Hiking Challenge

News release   It’s fall, which means the city of Santa Clarita’s Hiking Challenge is back.   Going into its second year, the city of Santa Clarita invites the community

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Church to host mental health presentations

News release  First Presbyterian Church of Newhall is holding a series of monthly educational presentations on mental health issues facing the Santa Clarita community.   Living daily with the COVID

Press release

City libraries waiving fines for food donations 

News release  The Santa Clarita Public Library is partnering with local organizations to provide for those in need throughout the community with the annual Food For Fines campaign. Throughout September,

Photo courtesy of the L.A. County Sheriff's Department

City to hold vigil in memory of slain deputy

News release  The city of Santa Clarita has invited the community to a candlelight vigil honoring fallen sheriff’s Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer on Sunday at 7 p.m. at Marketplace Park, on